About Tristan
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I am a nationally recognized speaker, facilitator, and consultant with a lifelong commitment to human rights and justice. My work is rooted in an intersectional, anti-oppression, and trauma-informed lens that integrates decades of study into culturally competent marketing and business and LGBTQIA+ Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).
I offer strategic consulting, equity-centered trainings, and keynotes that move audiences from awareness to action—with clarity, depth, and care.
I’ve had the honor of presenting and facilitating for programs with Stanford University, HubSpot, Portland Public Schools, the Port of Portland, and Williston Northampton School, among others, and I regularly consult with authors, educators, movement leaders, and change-makers—folks whose work is often featured in NPR, NBC, The New York Times, and USA Today. Together, we build marketing and messaging strategies that center relationship over transaction, truth over polish, and impact over performance.
A longtime student—and occasional teacher—of yoga, I’ve completed over 1,000 hours of training and was named one of fifteen game-changers by Yoga Journal in 2021. I served on the Board of Directors for Accessible Yoga until its closure in 2024 and continue to serve on the faculty of the Accessible Yoga School, alongside many other industry-recognized certification programs in yoga and beyond. Across all these spaces, I advocate for liberatory, inclusive approaches to practice, pedagogy, and access—especially for those most often left out of mainstream wellness narratives.
I’m not here to help people perform their values—I’m here to support them in embodying them. My work meets the moment by offering practical, principled tools for building culture, strategy, and systems that reflect a world we’re not just dreaming of, but actively co-creating.
Academic & Background of Study
all ongoing
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300hr Skill in Action Yoga Teacher Training with Michelle C. Johnson, 2023
20hr Training-of-Trainers with Dr. Eli Green & Eliza Davison at the Transgender Training Institute, 2021
18hr Trauma-informed, Brain-sensitive Yoga Teacher training - Portland, OR, 2016
200hr Yoga & Social Justice Teacher Training - Portland, OR, 2015
200hr Yoga & Ayurveda Teacher Training - Portland, OR, 2015
MA Latin American Studies & Human Rights - University of New Mexico, 2012
BA Politics & Latin American Studies - UC Santa Cruz, 2005
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Effective Facilitation Techniques with Nicole Cardoza, 2024
Conflict Evolution with Nicole Cardoza, 2024
Calling In: Creating Change Without Cancel Culture with Loretta Ross, 2024
Brand Bengkel: Turn your values into visuals with Raudhah Rahman, 2024
Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training with AORTA, 2024
Transformative Justice 101 with Mia Mingus, 2023
Group supervision with Dr. Eli Green at the Transgender Training Institute, 2022
Decolonized Approaches to Facilitation with king yaa & Eri Guajardo Johnson, 2022
Gender Inclusion in Feminist Language with Maybe Burke & the Transgender Training Institute, 2021
Introduction to Restorative Justice with Resolutions Northwest, 2020
Race-equity & Yoga with Kenya Budd at the Bhakti Movement Center, 2020
Race & Resilience Year-long Leadership Training with Michelle C. Johnson & Kerri Kelly, 2020
Remembering, Responsibility, Reverence, & Reconciliation Immersion with Michelle C. Johnson, Vivette Jeffries-Logan, & Kerri Kelly, 2020
Digital Allyship 101 & 102 with Monica Cadena, 2020
Digital Campaigns for Social Change with Monica Cadena, 2020
Digital Allyship Intensive with Monica Cadena, 2020
Artful Facilitation Grounded in Racial Equity with Resolutions Northwest, 2020
Race, Gender, & Bias with Rebby Kern, 2020
Decolonizing Gender with Rebby Kern, 2020
Skill in Action: Yoga & Social Justice Weekend with Michelle C. Johnson, 2018
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Accessible Yoga Training Online with Jivana Heyman & guests, 2021
Skill in Action: Yoga & Social Justice Weekend with Michelle C. Johnson, 2018
Embodying Ethics with Michael Stone, 2017
Yoga Anatomy & Yoga Sequencing Immersions with Todd Jackson, 2017
Yoga Philosophy Immersion with Diana Hulet at The People’s Yoga, 2016
Short documentary interview
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE: It saves more lives than you would think.
Made by Ani Ceccacci in Royal Oak, Michigan as part of a CSPAN StudentCam Competition, in association with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs. January 2025.
My work is rooted in anti-racist and anti-patriarchal praxis. In recognition of the reality of systemic oppression, marginalization, anti-Black racism, and settler colonialism, I am committed to ongoing learning, and to taking meaningful action—both through my work, and in solidarity with broader movements for justice.
To increase access and equity, much of what I offer follows a three-tiered pricing model with no one turned away for lack of funds; flexible, no-fee payment plans are available, and I regularly share free workshops and resources. My podcast is also a free, accessible space for learning and engagement.